OSHA Inspection: ACE BUILDERS

Issued

Jun 29, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.  a.  On the roof where trim and parapet wall were installed on the roof, the employer did not provide or enforce the use of a fall protection system thereby exposing the employees to a 15 foot 4 inch fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 29, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(iii): Points of access, materials handling areas, storage areas, and hoisting areas shall be connected to the work area by an access path formed by two warning lines.  a.  On the back of the roof where employees accessed the roof to install roof trim, the employer did not install control lines from the ladder to the actual work area to direct employees away from the edge of the roof thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Jun 29, 2015

Abate by

Jul 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:  29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used;  a.  On the roof where employees were installing trim over the top of the wall and parapet wall coverings on the side of the building, the employer did not provide fall protection training to instruct employees on how to determine the type of fall protection to use and the correct way to erect the system thereby exposing employees to a 15 foot 4 inch fall hazard.